QlikTech Adds Palo Alto Networks CFO Steffan Tomlinson to its Board of
Directors
Technology industry veteran with financial and operational expertise to help
guide the Company into its next phase of growth
Business Wire
RADNOR, Pa. -- January 29, 2013
QlikTech, (NASDAQ: QLIK) a leader in Business Discovery – user-driven Business
Intelligence (BI), today announced it has appointed Palo Alto Networks’ CFO
Steffan Tomlinson to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Steffan
will also be a member of QlikTech’s Audit Committee.
“Steffan brings an entrepreneurial mindset and a high level of financial and
operational experience to our Company,” said Lars Björk, CEO at QlikTech. “His
unique insight and passion for innovation and customer success will be
invaluable as we continue to build upon our leadership position in the
Business Discovery market and take the necessary steps to foster long-term
growth. With Steffan on board we have bolstered our team of directors to
achieve this goal.”
During his career, Tomlinson has worked at a number of high-growth
market-leading companies. He joined Palo Alto Networks in February 2012, where
he oversees the company’s finance, accounting, IT, legal, and manufacturing
functions. From 2005 to 2011, he served as CFO of Aruba Networks and was
instrumental in both their Initial Public Offering and helping the company
scale to facilitate growth. From 2000 to 2005, he was the first non-founder
employee and, ultimately, CFO of Peribit Networks. Prior to Peribit, Tomlinson
was the director of financial planning and analysis at Excite@Home, and has
also held various finance and financial analyst positions at Oracle.
“QlikTech has experienced tremendous growth over the past years and is
well-positioned for the future,” added Tomlinson. “Its pioneering approach to
enabling access to information has not just propelled its success, but
importantly has created a strong and loyal customer base. I am looking forward
to being a part of this dynamic team and contributing to QlikTech.”
About QlikTech
QlikTech (NASDAQ: QLIK) is a leader in Business Discovery—user-driven Business
Intelligence (BI). Its QlikView Business Discovery solution bridges the gap
between traditional BI solutions and inadequate spreadsheet applications. The
in-memory associative search technology QlikTech pioneered created the
self-service BI category, allowing users to explore information freely rather
than being confined to a predefined path of questions. Appropriate from SMB to
the largest global enterprise, QlikView’s self-service analysis can be
deployed with data governance in days or weeks. The QlikView Business
Discovery platform’s app-driven model works with existing BI solutions,
offering an immersive mobile and social, collaborative experience.
Headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, QlikTech has offices around the world
serving approximately 26,000 customers in over 100 countries.
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